york peppermint patties – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg york peppermint patties – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 Homemade Peppermint Patties http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/homemade-peppermint-patties/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/homemade-peppermint-patties/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:33:42 +0000 http://ingoodtasteblog.net/?p=10 Holiday spirit is a relative term, isn’t it? In my family, the holidays aren’t really a big deal but I’ve always done my best to convince myself otherwise. Holiday baking — these peppermint patties — is only one way I bring the holiday spirit. When my brother and I were kids, we celebrated Christmas and Hanukkah in big ways but as we grew up, I think my parents lost interest in the celebratory nature of holidays. Somewhere down the line we stopped acknowledging Hanukkah altogether and Christmas became another day on the calendar – a day when grocery stores are closed and you don’t have to go to work. Before you cue the violins, I’m not telling you this as a sordid tale of Holidays Gone Wrong, I’m not exactly deprived. I’m grateful for that. I’m telling you this because sometimes holiday spirit doesn’t come so naturally. As we grow up, whether we’re 22, 42 or 62, sometimes we have to create our own traditions in order to feel whatever it is we’re supposed to be feeling every December: reflection, nostalgia, appreciation for the good in your life and the people who you care about. When I saw that Alice […]

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